Chapter 132
The moment Clayton saw the towering wall of water, his body tensed. Only one thought echoed in his mind: Run!
Shaking with panic, he scrambled to his feet and bolted as fast as he could. But the fear gripping him was so intense, his legs felt like jelly.
He moved sluggishly, stumbling several times, nearly falling flat on his face. Yet, driven by a desperate will to survive, each time he fell, he forced himself back up.
He kept glancing back, heart pounding, watching the state of the water wall. Though it hadn’t collapsed yet, it was still growing—both in volume and pressure.
Clayton silently thanked the heavens that the tsunami’s formation was taking long enough to buy him time. But that same fact terrified him. If the wave truly broke loose, the devastation would be unimaginable.
Fueled by raw survival instinct, Clayton pushed himself harder, racing toward the trial gate. The sight of it growing closer filled him with hope.
But just as he thought he was in the clear, a lightning serpent shot toward him. Sensing the deadly threat, Clayton swiftly activated his circulating water armor. However, in his panic, he hadn’t fully formed the protective layer. The incomplete coverage allowed electricity to strike him, locking up his muscles.
Frozen in place, Clayton could do nothing as he slowly regained feeling—just in time to see the tsunami begin to shift... then explode outward in all directions.
Panicking, Clayton tried to flee again. But from afar, Harpy who had been watching the chaos with discontent suddenly attacked. he, too, saw the incoming wave, but instead of fleeing, he accepted him fate—intent on dragging Clayton down with him.
Clayton clearly didn’t share that sentiment. But no matter how hard he tried, Harpy blocked every attempt to escape.
"This bitch is the absolute worst! If you want to die, fine—just don’t take me with you!" Clayton shouted in frustration.
Though he hadn’t suffered any serious injuries yet, the mental toll of everything was quickly wearing him down. Moments later, the tsunami reached the Harpy, sweeping him away in an instant.